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COEVAL'S, BEKTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1300.
VOL. XXXVII. NO. 6.
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From All Parts of the New
World .and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
OmpnMntTe Review of tbe Import,
aet Happenings of ko Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Column.
Recent Dawson fire destroyed 'prop
erty worth $400,000. , .
Bubonib plague has broken, out at Ro
Mrio, South America. . ' ;
A race riot occurred .at Coalberg
Ala. One negro was killed, f ;
In a long article in a Pans papei
Emile Zola defends his lathery honor.
The Alaska mail service will be ex
tended to Cape York the cominj
spring ' i ' '.
The National prohibition convention
has been called to" meet at Chicago,
June 27. .
The census of Puerto Rico just com
pleted shows a total of 951,000 innhab
itants on the island., ' ,'.
Kelson and Bossland have estab.
lished smallpox : quarantine against
Northern. .Washingtonand Idaho, - - .
It is'said the' pro-Boer' meeting ' a.
Washington was conducted almost
wholly by nirliexpansion and anti-ad'
ministration men. ... .
Nearly all the business buildings and
many, frame dwellings at the , mining
towns of Ward and Lafayette, Colo
rado, were destroyed by fire. , ..- ,
William Kirk, first mate of : thf
American' ship Clarence 6. Bement-
was murderously assaulted in his cabin
while his vessel was at anchor in Port
land. Or., harbor.. V-T!". f
Chairman Lacey. of the house com
mitteeon publio- lands, said that - it
will be impossible to pass general land
laws for Alaska at this session, owing
to opposition in the senate. , ,
The North China Daily News pub
lishes an edict, signed by Empena,
Kwang Sn, appointing as emperor in
his place Put Sing, the nine-year-old
son of Prince Tuano. The new emperoi
will ascend the throne January 81.
The senate . committee will . report
favorably on Senator, Foster's Alaska
lighthouse bill, making an appropria
tion o $ 300,000, to include a light
house at Unamak pass, Foster agreeing
to a .reduction in the appropriation
from $500,000. . -. . .
Commander Richard : Wainwright,
who was in command of the Gloucester
at the battle of Santiago,' was presented
a sword of honor and a -silver Service
by a. committee representing the- citi
zens -bt the District of Columbia in ths
Columbia theater, .Washington. "
General Otis reports to the war . de
partment that the Western coast of ths
island of Panay is now open for .trade,
and tha t the coast of ' Lagnna de Bay
and neighboring sections of the country
.will also be . opened to unrestricted
traffic by the end of the week. ; '
A majority of the senators is against
the seating of Quay.
Millions in war munitions were im
ported through Delagoa bay by the
Boers. , ,,
A Boer patrol, mistaking signals,
was badly cut up by a hot fire from a
British kopje.
The headquarters of Generals White
and Hunter was smashed r by a shot
from a "Long Tom.'
Despite reports to the contrary, Web
ster Davis is to be retained as assistant
aecretary of the interior.
The steamer -To wnsend; plying between-
Seattle and Alaskan,- points, is
total loss near Haine's Mission.? v . t
Montagu 'White will- be - received as'
the- consular and - diplomatic represent
ative of the South African republic
Secretary Root has issued an order
appointing a complete new board . ol
ordnance, with the exception of Gen
eral Miles. " r : - ;
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Governor Gage will call an. extra ses
sion of the California legislature. A
United States senator will probably
Tbe elected.
Captain I. Friedman, who died in
San Francisco recently, left three-quarters
of his fortune, amounting to $750,
000, to charity. --
The new ships-sow being bpilt for
the Oceania Steamship Company will
be without peers in the Pacific, and
will greatly improve the service.
Matt Hilstrom, who . killed Luke
Mooers, tbe ' Clatsop county ...logger,
wi" adjudged ' 'insane. The evidence
showed the insanity to be hereditary.
The overdue City of Seattle, has been
reported from Juneau, where, she -was
towed by the Cottage City. The
Seattle's delay was caused by the
breaking of her propeller. J ;:
The. transport Pennsylvania, which
sails from San 'Francisco, will carry
funds for paying off the United Statei
troops now in the Philippines. , About
$1,250,000 will be taken. , - .'
Berlin, Germany', is to .construct an
underground railway costing $25,000,
000. ...
Twenty-three years' ago Senator Tel
ler - entered the senate. ' Only : three
senators who saw him sworn in are
still his colleagues Allison of Iowa,
Gockreil of Missouri, and Jones of; Ne
vada, in tne intervening zs year
over a hundred senators have died.
But Mr. Teller, although nearly three
score and ten, is still strong.- and - vig
orous. , - ir . -
The San Martin (Mex.) cotton fao
tory, located near the town of that
name, has been completed and is- now
in operation. . It employs about ' 300
operatives rfnd will soon give work to
200 more. -. .- .
One of the, largest and wealthiest
ranchers of the Southwest is Delegate
Pedro Perea., of Bernalillo, N. M., who
hasKOme to Washington lor. his first
term. Mrv Perea is a man. of . medium
stature, has very black eyes, and in
many respects looks like a Spaniard.
Hia family is one of the oldest in New
Mexico. :
LATER NEWS.
Dr. Leyds is being lionized in Berlin.
People of China are said . to take
imperial changes with great equani
mity. ." . " .' ; '.'
William Jennings Bryan will accept
the Populist nomination for the presi
dency. ;
" The fall of Ladysmith garrison is
now expected as a: result of '.Buller's
second defeat. i , '-
Lord'Pauncefote will retire' as am
bassador of Great Britain to the United
States, April 1. .
The interstate commerce commission
has sued the -Northern Pacific to en
force disregarded laws.
Senators are said to want no' change
in the manner ot their election. The
house favors popular vote.
. Dundonald's forces, for whom fears
were entertained, are- safe on the south
bank of the Tugela river.
Five business men of Walla Walla
ware victimized by a smooth foiger,
who cashed bogus checks. .. ', j; j,
The Prince Regent of Bavaria has
conferred the Order of St. Michaels,
first-class, pn Dr. Nansen, the explorer.
, In Cincinnati, Charles Barlruff, a
tanner, killed his wife, his son and his
daughter and -then tried to "set the
house onfire. .$. , 41.
A . funeral train, arranged by tbe
Sbuthem-Pacific.-will convey the re
mains of General Lawton and Major
Logan to the East.' v . .
James H. Britton, ex-mayor of St.
Louis, and for many years one of the
leading bankers of the West, died at
Ardley, N, Y., aged 83. y
London ' papers scathingly .oriticize .
the language of Buller's report, and
accounts of ' battle from Boer 'sources
are accepted as correct. , - :
Church property in the Philippines
has been turned over to- the United
States government by Spain, . bnt the
Catholics claim it.
Captain C. ' H; Stockton, president
of the naval war college, says: "Com
mand of the sea on our North Pacific
coast and the waters of the western
basin of the North Pacific should be in
our bands in peace ana war time,
This can only be effected by readiness
of a proper and sufficient naval force
either on the spot, or to be furnished
from the Atlantic . through ' an un-
tramelled canal. In addition;, to this,
and ready for combining, should be the
available forces normally attached to
the Philippines and the waters about
China. Japan and Corea. In other
words, the Pacific ocean, from Samoa
northward, should be within our
control." ':' ' - ':....
The plight of Kimberley is urgent.
The kaiser's birthday was celebrated
in the usual way throughout Germany.
Buller's army has retreated to the
south of the Tugela, with heavy losses
Revolution in Venezuela, under tbe
leadership of Hernandez, is spreading.
Fire in Minneapolis destroyed a four-
story brick building, causing a loss of
$120,000. - : - ..
It was reported on; good Transvaal
authority that Mafeking was relieved
on January 23. - -
Edgar Oswalt, a 6-year-old boy of
Astoria, was run over by a street car
and fatally injured. .
The Bank of Deerfield, Deerfield,
Wis., was robbed of about $17,000.
The vault was blown open by dynamite.
Fire destroyed the works of the Elec
tric Improvement Company at San
Jose, Cal., entailing a loss of $100,000.
Samuel Gompers, in a conference
with President McKinley, advocated
an eight-hour law for all government
work. ; , . ,-. . .'- ' ;i
It is said that Lord Roberts favored
leaving Lady smith to its fate and
marching .on Bloemfontein, capital of
Orange Free State. ' ; "
The surgeoh-generaV of the ; marine
hospital service has shipped ' to Hono
lulu 1,900 doses of halffkine prophylac
tic, a plague serum. ' '
Phil Armour Jr., son of the Chicago
millionaiie, died suddenly -near Santa
Barbara, Cal. Death, was due to con
gestion of the lungs. , , - . " : '
Dr. Leyds, diplomatic agent of the
Transvaal, says the Boers do' not need
to apply for mediation, as everything
was going splendidly. ; -
Three masked men entered the - fac
tory of Dr. Peter Fahrney & Son, at
Chicago, blew open the safe and escaped
with $1,700 in cujTency.
The senate ' committee on Puerto
Rico, has decided that the island shall
be known as Porto Rico, and not
Puerto Rico, as fixed by a recent execu
tive order. 5
The Weather in the vicinity of i Mel
bourne, Australia, has broken all re
cords for heat recently. On New
Year's day five deaths occurred -.from
prostration. ' The thermometer stood at
114-in the shade, and. 156 in the sun.
Cowboys : and miners in , Southern
Arizona and New Mexico, have organ
ized and are preparing, to invade' the
state of Sonora, Mexico, to avenge' the
murder of the six American pros-'
pectors by Mexican soldiers under Gen
eral Torres. They will fight , against
the Mexican' troops for the independ
ence of Sonora and the Yaqui nation.
: i 5 "
Brigadier-General Greely, chief of
the signaL corps, is steadily recovering
from the injuries inflicted on him by a
.drunken expressman. - 1 ."'
The resemblance between Roberts,
the poljgamist, and Senator Pritchard
of North Carolina, is remarkable. They
might be twin brothers. Both are of
the same build, have the same- cast of
.features, wear- mustaches trimmed
alike, and their, curly hair might be
duplicate wigs.
Senator Kyle of South Dakota, the
tallest man in - the' senate, is very fond
of small boys, and by some strange
affinity he likes th;e shortest page in
that body. -.'''
The preliminary estimate of the pro
duction of gold and silver in the Unit
ed States during the calendar year
1899,- made by Mr. Roberts, the direc
tor of the mint,- shows a total gold pro
duction of last year of $79,231,170.
The production of silver during, the
year is estimated at $74,424,696, an
increase during the year of $4,040,-211
ERS OF FOUR STATES
Coming Session at Salem Wil
Be Important Affair.
WILL DISCUSS STATE FAIRS
Fruitgrowers, Stockmen, ; Hoprrowen
- and Horticulturists Will Be Present
f at Tbls Important Meeting. ..
Salem, Or., Jan. 29. The. farmers
congress to be held in Salem February
7 and 8 will probably be the most im
Dortant meeting of the kind ever held
in this state.
The tratherinz will be of more than
state importance, for "the .''agricultural
interests. California, - Washington
and Idaho will also be represented. , It
will be more than a meeting of farmers,
as that term is generally understood,
for fruitgrowers, ' stockmen, 'hopgrow
ers. nortiouiturists. in tact, men or an
occupations related to agriculture will
be present. The congress is intended
to comprehend all the departments of
the diversified agricultural industries
of the coast, and it is expected that a
permanent organization 'will be ef
fected. " ,". V
This movement was started by - the
Salem chamber of commerce, working
in unison with the state board of agri
culture, and one of the chief objects to
be attained is the arrangement of dates
of the state fairs of Oregon, California,
Washington and Idaho so that there
will be no conflict. By such an - ar
rangement horsemen and exhibitors
will be enabled to make the circuit, ot
the coast states each season, and : the
various fairs will be improved accord
ingly.
Secretary of State ' Dunbar has
offered the use of either of the legisla
tive chambers for the congress, and it
is expected that the meetings will be
held in one of these : spacious halls.
The date has been arranged so as to b
convenient for those wbo may come
from various parts of the state to - at
tend the meeting of tbe League' of Re
publican clubs: to be held in Portland
February 6. Secretary; H. B. Thielsen,
of the Salem chamber of commerce,
has prepared a programme for the con
eress and all who attend the sessions
will be assured a rare treat.
MERCHAN rS ARE PLEASED.
Chance Satisfactory They Sea Beneflt
Coming to Business Interests.
Chicago, Jan. 29. George H. Med-
hurst, a prominent merchant of . Hong
Kong, while in Chicago today, on hia
way to London, said: . , . .
"The commercial interests of Bong
Kong look with favor on the American
rule of the Philippines. In the past it
has been the misfortune of those is
lands to have - been most , wretchedly
governed, and in general the conditions
which have obtained there have tended
to check progress on the part of ths
people and tne development of tne un
doubtedly great natural resources of
those islands. Under the rule of this
country, all those conditions -will be
changed, the resources of the islands
win be developed, business will ex
pand greatly and the policy of this
country will make them inviting fieldi
for commercial venture and enterprise.
... "The business interests of Hong
Kong will unquestionably be benefited
by these changed conditions and in
other ways we bail the advent of the
United States into the Orient."
Philippine Scientists.
San Francisco, Jan. 27. Father Jose
Algue, director of the Manila observa
tory, the largest of the kind in the
Orient, and his assistant, Father Jose
Clos, have arrived here, en route to
Washington, with many folios of valu
able scientific data, which they hope to
have published by the government.
They have come to America upon the
urgent invitation of President Schur-
man, of Cornell university, who wa
president of the Philippine commis
sion, and also by the request, of Governor-General
Otis, of the Philippines.
Both of them are Spaniards and
Jesuit priests. Father Algue is a ty
phoon expert, and his companion is aq
authority on earthquakes. They bring
with them besides 12 manuscript vol
umes on scientific subjects, many valu
able maps' of the Philippine islands
' - Six Americans Shot. .-
El Paso, Jan. 29. The mail tonight
from Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, brings
the news that a report is current there
that six Americans,. Da vidCusick; John
Eldredge, George Lunt, Charles Burns,
Lon Webster and Henry Williams,
were, shot last week near the foot of the
Bacatete mountains, east of Guaymas,
by order of General Torres," who is in
command of the " Mexican troops now
operating against the Yaqui Indians in
Bacatete range.: '- ' '
It is further reported that the mattei
was brought to the attention of ; the
American consul at Guaymas, but the
latter declined to act. ' It is said the.
Mexican troops found the Americans
in -friendly -intercourse -with the'
Yaquis, whom the . troops have eui
lounded in the range. Some of the
Americans are known here, and are
prospectors. Americans at Guaymas
warn all Americnas to keep away from
Yaqui country. . ..
'Dynamite Exploded in a Train. -
. Wilkesbarre,, Pa., Jan. 29. Five
meii were killed and eight badly in
jured as a result of a runaway train
and the explosion of dynamite that fol
lowed, on the Central railroad of New
Jersey, at Ashley last . night. The
complete list of the dead is:.
Frank " McLaughlin. . ' Brakeman:
Michael Bird, brakeman; Peter Frsy,
engine wiper; Charles Haney; one "un
known tramp. Hanlcy went to the en
gine house to idle time away instead of
going to night school.
Perished in a Factory Fire.
Philadelphia, Jan. 29. The Antrora
Manufacturing Company's plant was
destroyed by fire tonight, and one of
the employes. Lizzie Blackburn, aged
17, is missing. Her body is believed
to be in the ruins. The loss is about
$150,000, partly covered by insurance.
Strike at the Paris Exposition.
Paris, Jan. 29. A great strike of
carpenters employed on the exposition '
iMin. iMw k nnn JZ TT.
buildings, involving 6.000 men, ha.
been inaugurated. The strikers de-
GLOOM , IN ENGLAND.
Fears
That The War Office Is With-'
holding xtaa jnews. .
'London, Jan. 29.-Seven days of
fighting nave ler inr mam uoer posi
tion i intact, and General Buller 706
weaker,; according to the official casu
alty lists, which seemingly do not in
cukle the Spionkop losses,' as those last
forwarded do not .mention General
Woodgate's wounding. - ' ' " " :; '
' England i is possessed ' by a sense of
failure, though not a word in criticism
of her generals and soldiers ia uttered.
Not much effort is made to place a hap
py construction upon General Buller's
18 words, telling of the retirement
from Spionkop, and there is an uneasy
impression abroad that worse news is
yet to come. At one of ther tnilitary
clubs tonight, the statement ssed
from one person to . another that the
war office had received an unpleasant
supplementary- dispatch from General
Buller, which was being held up for
12 hours. "
Spencer Wilkinson, in the Morning
ti,. :. n .. -o-: i
: '"This is a serious matter, and an at
tempt will not here be made to mini
mize it, for no greater wrong can be
done to our people at home than to mis
lead them about the significance of the
events of the war. The right way is
to tell the truth, as far as we know it."
But the facts from the neighborhood
of - the Tugela are scantier than ever.
The censorship now is simply prohibi
tive, and something is wrong with the
cables. The break on the east coast
lines has been lepaired, but the cable
between San Thome and Loanda, on
the west coast, is now interrupted.
"More troops!" is the only suggestion
here as to the .way to break the Boer
resistance r, Mr; r;-' ""Wilkinson regrets
that General Buller - has not 20,000
more . men, declaring that if they would
not make victory certain, his enter
prise without them is helpless.
The Spectator, dealing with the ne
cessity of large additional military pre
parations, says: "It may be that we
have yet another cycle of disasters in
front of us."" -.-
The transport Assaye arrived at Cape
Town last Friday, with 2,127 officers
and men. -The first portion of ' the
Seventh division is afloat. : 'Hence,
with the 10,000 men of this division,
and about 9,000 now at sea, it lies in
the power of Lord Roberts to reinforce
General Buller heavily. ' This course is
aivised by several military writers.
Although .England's nerves are se
verely tried; her nerve is absolutely un
shaken, and probably nothing that can
happen in South Africa will change in
the slightest degree her1 intentions,
She will continue to receive bad news,
if it . comes, with dignity, . and v will
maintain her determination to Win at
last. -'- ' ' -.' -'; '- :v.. "
-' Department of Commerce. -.'f'
Washington. Jan. 29. The. question
of establishing a department of - the
government to be known as the depart
ment of commerce; with a cabinet offi
cer at. its head, has been ' discussed at
considerable . length by the. senate com
mittee on .commerce.' 'The discussion
was based upon- a very- complete report
on the subject prepared by Senator Nel
son.- - ,y2 ;'"' ;--rae ,v,.' -A "
It is proposed to include in the new
department a bureau of manufactures,
and to transfer from -the treasury de
partment the life-saving, lighthouse,
marine hospital and steamboat inspec
tion service, the bureaus of navigation.
immigration, statistics and coast and
geodetic surveys; to transfer from the
interior department the commission of
railway, the census office and the geo
detic survey, and from' the state depart
ment the bureau of foreign commerce
The department of labor and the fish
commission are also placed under this
supervision. . . ;
v:. "Robert's Salary.
Washington, Jan. 29. The question
of salary and mileage allowed for Mr.
Roberts is to be considered by - the
house committee on account.. There
is about $1,000 on mileage, and a like1
amount for salary, conditionally f due
Mr. Roberts, but . there is some doubt
as to whether those sums should be al
lowed. 'The attorney -general, on appli
cation, has refused to pass on the sub
ject, as it is not in his jurisdiction, an-
the controller of the treasury has also
referred the matter back to the commit
tee on accounts. " -The latter body will
now seek to get at the law in the case
ana reach, a decision.
Investigation of Wardner Troubles.
Washington. Jan. 29. The house
committee oh military affairs today
agieed to proceed with the investiga
tion of the Idaho labor troubles Febru
ary 14 and it Mas arranged that the
governor and auditotr of the state and
Major-General Merriam should be
asked to appear at that time. Sulzer.
of New York, and Lentz, of Ohio, who
have been urging the inquiry, are to
furnish the names of additional wit
nesses to be examined. ; - ' -' r,-
Dlattond Robbery In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Jan. 27. Diamonds
valued at $6,000 were stolen from the
safe in the office of Joseph K. David
son & Son, "manufacturing jewelers.
That the thief was in possession of the
combination is evidenced by the fact
that there was not a mark on the safe.
Samuel W. Nealy. while temporarily
insane, hanged himseif at The Dalles.
He was 78 years old. .
Separationists In West Australia. -
Vancouver. B. C, Jan. 89. West
Australia has a separationist movement
on the part of the residents of the gold
fields, who are virtually unanimous in
their desire for severance from the rest
of the colony. . In spite of the efforts
of the West Australian government to
throttle- the movement, a petition
Bigned by 85,000 adults has been dis
patched to London, asking for separa
tion of the gold fields, with a view to
federation. - - -
Narrow Escape From FIre. ;
" Wardner, Idaho, Jan. 29. Magnn
son'a restaurant, at Gem, burned this
morning; loss, $600. Mr. Magnuson
oocupied the second story of the build
ing as a residence, and the family had
a narrow escsape from death. : Mrs.
Magnuson and her two children were
both considerably burned, but not ser
iously. The mother, finding her es
cape by the stairway cut off, seized the
A 1 A .1 .1 - 3
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children, threw them from
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RECUSED THE TUGELA
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Buller's Forces Have Re
treated Southward.
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BOERS DID NOT PRESS THEM
British tost . Heavily Bui ler Think!
TranSTMlers Have Beeu Taught tc
i. Eespect KngUsh Fighting Qualities
I London,. Jan. SO. General Buller
, ays General Warren's troops have re-
i treated south of the Tugela river. The
Boers say the British lost 1,500 killed
Wednesday. It is believed-here this
; includes the wounded.- The Boers also
, claim that 150 of the English troops
surrendered at Spionkop. Y,
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noaa xjaaeer. uaaysmun. J an
wwe -(A.AwcMa uvau 1C1 ii VU bXiTJ tMa bvio
field yesterday numbered 1,500.
ACCOUNT OF THE MOVEMENT.
Buller's "Official Dispatch to the War
t. Office The Fighting.
London, Jan. 30. General Buller's
dispatch to tbe war office states that
Spionkop was abandoned on account of
lack of water, inability to bring artil
lery there and the .heavy Boer fire.
General Buller gives no list" of causal-
ties. His whole force withdrew south
of the Tugela river, with the evident
intention of -reaching: Lady smith by
another route.
Following is the text of General Bul
ler's dispatch, dated Spearman's Camp,
Saturday' Jan: 27: " f
'"On January 2Q Warren drove back
the enemy and. obtained possession of
the southern crests of the high table
land extending from'the line of Acton
Homes and Hongerspoort to the west
ern Ladvsmith hills. From then to
January 25 he remained in close con
taot with the enemy.
Boers "Held Strong Position. -
"The enemy held a strong position
on a range of . small kopjes stretching
from northwest to southeast across the
plateau from Acton Homes, through
Spionkop, to the left bank of the Tugela.
The actual position held was perfectly
tenable, but did not lend itself to an
advance, as the southern slopes were so
steep that Warren could hot ' get an
effective artillery position, and . water
supplies were a difficulty. v '
"On January 23 I' assented to his
attacking Spionkop, a large hill, indeed,
a mountain which waa evidently the
key to the position, but was far more
accessible from the north" than from the
south.' On -the night of January 23
he attacked Spionkop, but found it very
difficult to. hold, as its perimeter . was
to, large, and water, which he had been
led to believe existed, in this extraor
dinary;," dry;'-season was found 'very
dencienVrjT.r- f . --." K ?' '
' i"The crest was .held all that day
against severe attacks, and a heavy
shell fire'. -Oar men fought with great
gallantry. . . , " "'
"General wopdgaw wno was in
command of the summit, having been
wounded, the -officer who succeeded
him deoided oh the night of January
24 to abandon the position, and did so
before dawn January 25. "
.. 'I reached Warren '8 camp at 5 A
M. on January 25, and. decided that a
second attack upon Spionkop was use
less, and that the enemy's right was
too strong to allow me to force it.
Decided to Withdraw.
"Accordingly, I decided to withdraw
tbe force to the south of i the Tugela.
At 6 A. M. we commenced withdraw
ing the men, and by 8 A. M.', January
2 7, Warren 's . force was concentrated
south of the Tugela without the loss of
a man or a pound of stores"
"The fact that the force should with
draw from actual touch in some, cases
the lines were less - than J., 000 " yards
apart with the enemy in the manner
it did, is, I think, sufficient evidence of
the morale of the troops, and that we
were permitted to withdraw our cum
brous ox and" mule trahsports across the
iver,' . 85 yards , broad, . with 20-foot
anks and a very swift current, unmo
lested,' is, I think, proof that the enemy
has been taught to respect our soldiers'
fighting powers."
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Plague in New Caledonia."
Vancouver, B. Cl, ,Jan. 29. From
Noumea, New Caledonia, the steam
ship Miowera brings alarming reports
of the ravages of the plague, which has
been prevalent there since early in De
cember. There were 16 deaths during
the first 10 days following the out
break. : The plagueis attributed to the
filthy quarters of the Japanese, Tonki
nese and Kanakas. All the Kanakas
have been isolated on an island adja
cent to the town.: Up to December 23
there had been no deaths among the
whites, eight of whom had been ' in
fected, but nine Kanakas, two Japanese
and five Tonkinese had died of the dis
ease. Much alarm is felt by the resi
dents and business is at -a- . standstill.
The natives believe the plague is a visi--
tation of providence, and that it is
wrong to take means to.check it. -
At Pomeroy last week 81 horses were
duly inspected; and purchased by the
government. About as many were re
jected. Vienna, Jan. 80. A serious view is
taken in diplomatic circles here of the
situation in China. The Neue Frei
Presse thinks that other powers will
follow the example of France and send
warships to protect their subjects.
I he Austro-Hungarian cruiser Sonta
will arrive at Hong Kong in a few days.
and will be at the disposal of the
Austro-Hungarian minister at Peking.
Governor Leary, of Guam, reports
the condition in that island as highly
satisfactory. , -
Carllst Arsenal in Spain.
Madrid, Jan. 30. The gendarmes
yesterday unearthed . a Carlist arsenal
in a house in Valencia, capital, of the
province of that name, and seized 100,
000 cartridges and a large quantity of
arms." - Six Carlists who are implicated
fled across the frontier.
Professor Haxen Dead.
Washington, Jan. 25. Henry A.
Hazen, one of the chief forecasters of
the weather bureau, died here tonight
as the result of the injuries received
last night by a bicycle collision with a
negro pedestrian.
ROBERTS NEXT MOVE.
The British Army WU1 Now Advance
v Through the Free State.
ft' . ....
.- ; London, Jan. 31. History pauses for
a time in South Africa. " It ia one of
those - unsatisfactory - pauses that are
nearly as trying to British nerves as
sequence of reverses, and apparently it
will terminate only when Lnrd Roberts
gives the word for the forward move
ment into the Free State, which, ac
cording to the most cheerful view, he
will be unable to do for a fortnight.
Whether he will permit General Buller
to make another .attempt to relieve
Ladysmith is quite outside the know
ledge even of those closely connected
with the war office. With the noops
due to arrive next month he may think
himself strong enough to try two large
operations.
; Combining the forces under Generals
Methuen, French and Gatacre, and
adding to them the arriving troops,
Lord Roberts would have 70,000 for the
invasion of the Free State, with 40.000
to : 50,000 guarding communications,
and 40,000 trying to rescue Ladysmith.
' The public burns with impatience
that something should be done, but
there is nothing to do but wait on the
preparations. Oceans of ink are poured
out in advice, . Orators are at work in
the provinces, telling the people that
England has set her teeth in grim de
termination to see it through.
..The government's declarations in
parliament, the counter-declarations of
those outside the government and the
consequent discussion in the press and
on the platform will immediately en
thrall the public interest.
The thing on which everybody seems
agreed is that more men must go
Twenty thousand two hundred and
twenty-two men and 155 guns . are at
sea. Eleven thousand infantry and
9,000 cavalry, including 5,000 yeomen,
are practically ready r to embark
Therefore, the government, without
doing more, can place at the disposal
oi ijora KODerts 4U.U0U additional men
and 155 guns. The further purposes of
the war officials are supposed to em
brace somewhat in the neighborhood of
50,000 men. As the indication is that
candidates will be rather scarce, the
war office will issue orders for those
reservists who were found, unfit at the
previous mobilization examinations to
report for further examination. Appli
cants for cavalry service are still freely
offering as yeomanry. vy,
General Buller's operations has cost
912 men so far officially reported with
in 10 days. ' Applying . to the 206
Spionkop casualties reported today the
rale of proportion, the loss of officers
indicates 500 casualties yet to come.
The total casualties of the war, compiled
from official reports, are 9,523 nearly
a division. Of these 2,486 were killed,
4,811 wounded, and tbe rest are
prisoners.
The aggregate British home troops in
South Africa number 116,000, the
Natalians 7,158, and Cape Colonials
21,000.
. The war office announces that no
further news has been : received from
South Africa, except a report from
Lord Roberts that the situation is
unchanged.
MONEY FOR THE BOERS.
Administration Will Refnse to Forward
It on Neutrality Grounds.
New York, , Jan. 81. A ' special to
the World from Washington says: The
fear of offending Great Britain and
provoking a protest would cause the
administration to decline to comply
with the request of Dr. Preetorius, of
St. Louis, who, it is said, has for
warded to Secretary Hay money and
letters expressing sympathy ' with the
Boers, whieh. he asks to be sent to
President Kruger through the Ameri
can consul at Pretoria. It is indicated
that the state department will take the
ground that it would be a violation of
the neutrality laws . for this government
to give) financial aid to a belligerent.
It is pointed out that this request
differs from the request made by the
American consul at Pretoria , in behalf
of Great Britain to be permitted to for
ward money to be used by the British
sick and wonntled in the purchase of
delicacies, in 'that the latter request is
made by one belligerent of another,
using a neutral as means of commuhi
cation. . - . . ' ! ': ,
Bobber Gang Run Down.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan, 31. A report
has reached this city that aV posse of
Union Pacific detectives, headed by
Tom Horn, had run down two of the
Union Pacific train robbers in the Hole
in tbe Wall, and after a desperate fight,
killed both of them. One of the pur
suing party was shot, but it is thought
not seriously. It is. known that the
robbers separated in two gangs after
leaving the railroad, and the men re
ported killed were those who were
trailed through the mountains so close
ly and afterwards escaped. ...
It is supposed they returned' to the
Hole in the Wall -when they thought
the pursuit was over, and the detectives
have been watching the rendezvous ever
since, until they got their men. '
. Denial by Ezeta. .
Oakland, Cal., Jan. 8i: Carlos
Ezeta, ex-president of San: Salvador,
has returned to his home here' after a
trip of four months' duration to Mex
ico. ,. -it was reported at tne time ot nis
departure that he proposed to regain his
lost power if possible, but be denies
that such was his intention.
Blizzard In Texas.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 30. South and
Central Texas were today visited by a
fearful blizzard, which increased in
severity as the night grew, and from
present indications will be the worst
blizzard of the winter, . The tempera
ture has fallen 30 degrees since noon.
In many respects Wisconsin's leaf
tobacco is superior to any other domes
tic product. Some of the best brands
of Havanas are rolled from Wisconsin
stock. ;
Census of Alaska.
Washington, Jan. 81. After two
weeks spent in Washington receiving
instructions as to his duties, E. H.
Kelly, census supervisor for the south
ern district of Alaska, tomorrow will
leave for Sitka. It is the intention of
the census officials to take a complete
census of all persons in Alaska, and as
this territory comprises an area as
large as that portion of the United
States lying east . of the Mississippi
river, and natural obstacles to travel
abound, the work will be extremely
difficult.
POLICY
Attacked in the Senate by
Mason.
THE VICE-CONSUL'S CRITICISM
Tillman Spoke on the Philippine Ques
tion, Answering the Arguments ol
Beveridge In the House.
Washington, Jan. 31. Mason rose
today soon after the senate convened to
a question of privilege and 'sharply
attacked the British government and
the British vice-consul at New Orleans
because of an interview in which the
vice-consul had assailed Mason for the
position he had taken in behalf of the
Transvaal republic in its war with
Great Britain. . Mason attacked not
only the consul, but the policy of Great
Britain in levying war upon an inferior
nation. . .. .
Hoar thought the consul's purported
remarks so serious that it ought ' to be
investigated by the government, but at
the same time he deprecated any attack
upon Great Britain, with the people of
which the American people ought not
only live in peace, but as loving and
devoted friends. Lodge sharply ar-
rainged the British consul for his utter
ances against a United States senator,
and believed it ought not to be lightly
Tillman 'delivered a forceful and
quite characteristic speech- on the
Philippine question, in which he main
tained that this government: ought to
extend to the Filipinos the right to
govern themselves, the United States
guarding them against the aggression
of other nations.
Received a Black Eye.
The bill for the reorganization and
improvement of the weather bureau,
which includes provision for pensioning
disabled and aged employes of the ser
vice, received a black eye iq the house.
The bill was bitterly fought by the
opponents of civil penison rolls on ac
count of the life tenure provisions it
contained, and it was sidetracked on
test vote of 57 to 63. Although' the
speaker ruled that it remained unfin
ished business when the house was
again in committee of the whole, the
opponents of the measure believe the
action of the day killed it.
The early portion of the day was de
voted to a lively soritumage . over the
Sulzer resolution to investigate Secre
tary Gage, which the committee . on
rules recommended should be sent to
the ways and means committee, as the
latter committee has the response of
the secretary in its possession. - There
was no opposition to the proposed
action, but Richardson, of Tennessee,
and Sulzer, of New York, used it for
renewing their attacks upon the secre
tary. Gage . was defended ' by Hop
kins, of Illinois, Hill, of Connecticut,
and Dalzell, of Pennsylvania.',
A bill to require pilots and officers of
steam vessels to make oath to their ap
plications for license was passed.
STEEL MILL WRECKED.
Explosion of a Battery of Four Large
Boilers.
Pittsburg, Jan. 31. The ' ateel de
partment of Phillips, Nimick SS Co.'i
mill on West Carson street was com
pletely wrecked and a dozen men were
injured by the explosion of a battery of
four large boilers today. The shock of
the bursting boilers was heard through
out the lower end of the city and sev
eral thousand people were attracted to
the scene of the accident. The loss to
the plant will be enormous.' Five of
the injured men Were -mutilated
almost beyond recognition, and one or
more deaths may result. A rescuing
party is searching the wreckage, which
it is supposed contain other of the work
men, f ollowing is tne list ot tne most
serious casualties: - -
Simon Holland, fireman, died at the
Homoepathic hospital: Daniel Noonan,
badly cut and scalded; Constantino
Gallagher, badly cut; Jeremiah Collins,
W. T. Cook, Peter Bynos. .
The explosion was one of the most
terrific that ever occurred in a Pitts
burg mill. - The roof of the boilei room
was completely lifted from the build
ing, and the flying iron and steel feu
in all directions.
The men were crushed to the ground
on the spot where they were attending
to the rolls, and those beside the boil
ers were scamea Dy tne escaping
steam.
' Wily Governor's Trick
San Diego, Cal., Jan. 30. From
dispatches brought by the Hamburg
steamer Volumnia, it appears that the
arrival of the vessel at Tumaco, Colom
bia, where she touched on the way up,
had the effect of saving the place from
capture by Colombian rebels.. The
latter had demanded the surrender of
the town, and the governor was at his
wits'. end. Just then the . Volumnia
was sighted. The wily governor saw
his chance to make a bluff i So he sent
defiant messaire to the revolutionists.
andj told them that the steamer off port
was bringing ouu government troops.
The trick succeeded, . and the rebels
abandoned their purpose to capture
Tumaco.
Fire at Cornell University.
Ithica, N. Y., Jan. 81. Seven or
eight Cornell law students, members
of the Delta Chi fraternity, were hurt
this morning as a result of the burning
of their fraternity lodge. Fifteen
jumped 80 feet to the ground. Little
of the lodge property was saved.
Chicago, Jan. 81. The Pattern-
Makers' Union has deoided to demand
a nine-hour Jhy after April 1. It is
thought there will be little difficulty in
securing the nine-hour day.
Two Cracksmen Killed.
Quincy, 111., Jan. 80. Quincy police
officers last night killed two expert
safe-blowers, supposed to be from Chi
cago, and wounded another badly. The
tragedy included a running fight
through a hotel, in which the armed
burglars were pursued by the officers.
The men are believed to be those who
recently operated in Illinois cities,
making a specialty of cracking safes
in building and loan offices. , I
The election in France resulted in
practical rout for the nationalists.
WOOLEN GOODS ACTIVE.
i
Prove an Exception to Dullness Shown
In Other tines. -. - -
, Bradstreet's review says:
Exceptions to the quiet and . .even
dullness shown by the many lines of
trade and speculation are found in the
active demand for woolen goods ' for"
next fall's delivery, and in the.- -active
call for dry goods on spring account.
In the latter direction, prices show
special strength, and the bulk of the
business -placed in woolens has been at
an advance of 25 to 40 per cent. In
other lines, notable steadiness is shown
in prices. Weather conditions through
out the country part of the week have
been against trade in seasonable goods,
and there is very general complaint of
large stocks of winter goods in the.
hands of this branch of trade. Another
effect of the usually - mild : weather is
that shown in the Northwestern lum
ber business. : The lack of snow will
probably insure a reduction on the cut .
of last year, and this, combined with
smaller stocks, points to at least a '
maintenance of present lumber : quota
tions. . , "
Woolen manufacturers have consti
tuted an exception to the general quiet.' -They
opened thei- order . books this
.week, and an unually heavy volume'
of business is reported to have been re
corded. Cotton goods are- reported in "
good demand in, nearly all . markets,
and the confidence as to spring business
in dry goods and clothing is a notable'
feature, in sharp contrast, in faot, with
the reports received from retailers as to
the present season's business in winter- '
wear goods. Scarcity of water ia com
plained of as limiting the output of
New England cotton mills, which are r
reported as backward in deliveries. '
Business failures for the week num
ber 252, as compared with . 255 last
week, 246 in the week a year ago, 288
in 1898, 326 in 1897, and 393 in 1896.
Canadian failures for the week num 1 '
ber 89. .. - -: ", '
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Markets.
Onintu. new. XI fOrai.7K -ner aanlr.
Lettuce, hot house, $1.25
Potatoes, new, $16 20. r
Beets, por sack, 75 85c. . - '
Turnips, per sack, 60c. .
Carrots, per sack, 50c.
Parsnips, per sack, 75 85c. "
Cauliflower, 75c $1 per dozen. ' - -Cabbage,
native and California, 75o
Qf 1.00 per 100 pounds.
Apples, $1.25 1.50 per box. '
Fears, $1.001.85 per box. :
Prunes, 60o per box. ",
Butter Creamery, 29o per pound; '
UU J A (UfwMV .enUVU WW VUAVl.e
Eggs 20c. ; ; ;
vyuoOTO xiu-faxve, tou. -
Poultry 13 14c; dressed. 1415e. t '
Hay Puget Sound timothy, $12.00; :
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
$18.00 19.00 ,
Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $23;
feed meal, $23. , ; r , ;
t i i-nJ 3 a
$21; whole, $22. ',...
11 tj i. 1 1 - Oo nr. -
blended straights, $3.00; California,
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; gra
ham, per barrel, $3.80; whole wheat
flour, $3.00; rye flour, $3.804.00. -
-RTi 1 1 1. .t-. PFa Pmm tu.. fnti HA AA.
shorts, per ton, $16.00. .
Feed Chopped feed, $20.00 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal,
per ton, $30.00.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef
steers, 4)4 5c; cows, 443c; pork,
4c; trimmed, 62c; veal, small, 6c;
hvrore. 4c. - : ' . ..
Hams Large, 13c; small, 18J6;, -
breakfast bacon, 12 s; dry salt sides,
8c. ' - - - ; ' :-
Portland Market. i .
wrrt . TTT .11. TiT.ll. . 1 ft
wneai vvaua nana, giisunii.
Valley, 60c; Bluestem, 52o per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $2.90; graham,
$2.25; superfine, $2.15 per barreL
Oats Choice white, 35 36c; choice
gray, 84c per bushel. ,
Barley Feed barley, $15 16.00;.
brewing, $18.00 18.50 per ton. . -
Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid
dlings, $22; shorts, $18; chop, $16 per
ton.
Hay Timothy, $10 12; y clover,
$78; Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton.
Butter1 Fancy creamery, 50 55c;
seconds, 4245c; dairy, 8037so;
tore, 2227Kc. V . - .
Eggs 16174c perdozen.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 12o;
Young America, 14c; new cheese JOo
per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $z.bug
4.00 -er dozenr hens, $4.50; springs.
$2.503.50; geese, $7.008.50 forold;
$4.50 6. 50; ducks, $6.00 9.00 per
dozen; turkeys, live, 1517o-. per
pound.
Potatoes 55ooc per sacx; sweets,
S2Ho per pound.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, auc; .
per sauKi gturuu, iu yo
bage, l)o per pound; parsnips, $1; :
onions, $1.10(3 l.ou; carrois, , ,
Hops 7 10c; 1898 crop,. 56o.
Wool Valley, 1213o per pound; .
Eastern Oregon, 8 14c; mohair, 87
80o per pound. .
Mutton Gross, best sheep, weiners
and ewes, 8o; dressed mutton, GX&
7c per pound; lambs; 7fio per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, o.uu.
lieht and feeders, $4.50; dressed,
$5. 50 6 .00 per 100 pounds. :
Beef Gross, top steers, $o.ou3.uu,
. 1 1 l
COWS, $33.Du; - aresseu uwi, us .
7J40 per pound.
Veal Large, 6JS76c; smau, 00 -
tis per pound.
. . .
San Francisco Market.. ... ' '--
Wnnl Snrim? Nevada. 1215o per
pound; Eastern Oregon, 1216o; Val-!
ley, 2022c; Northern, -1012o; :
Hops 1899 crop, -nigi-so. ,.per
pound.- ; :,.,..'. yr
JUUIIIKU s - r
Eggs Store, ltHsasuc; uuicy ,nuivu,
Millstuffs Middlings, 9 li.uu (3
20.00; bran, $18. 14.00. '
Hay Wheat$6.609.60; wheat and '
oat $6.609.00; best barley $5.00
.00: alfalfa, $6.00 7.60 - per ton;
straw, 80 45o per bale, -
Potatoes Early Rose, 80 au; Jre- .
mn Burbanks. 85CGS12.U; river cur-.
banks, 60 85c; Salinas Burbanks,
$1.001.26 per sack. ' r
Citrus Fruit Oranges, vaienoia, ,
$2.753.25; Mexican limes, $4.00 .
6.00; California lemons ; 75c$1.60; -
tin choice SI. 75 02.00 Per box.
Tropical Fruits Bananas, $1.60 :
2.60 - per bunch; pineapples, nom
inal; Persian dates, 66o per
do seconds, 2324c? fanO'dairy,- U 1l